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No. 601,160. Patented Mar.22,1898.

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ZADOK MCVAY, OF GUMPOND, ALABAMA.

lcUANo-DlsTFnLauTrzan SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters PatentNo.'601,160, dated March 22, 1898.

Application led November 11, 1897. Serial No. 658,198. (No model.) v

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Be it known that I, ZADOK MCVAY, a citizen of the United States,residingat Gumpond, in the county of Winston and State of Alabama, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Guano-Distributers; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, c'lear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same. Y

My invention relates to novel and useful irnprovements in fertilizer orguano distributers; and it has for its object, primarily, a constructionof a device of this character that can be readily attached to anddetached from a plow of ordinary construction and one that willpulverize the fertilizer and uniformly distribute the same during theforward movement.

A further object of the invention is to provide a distributer that willembody a simple inexpensive construction and one that will embody therequisites of strength and duraing and simplifying devices of thischaracter bility.

. With these and other objects in view,which will become apparent in thecourse of the following description ,all looking toward improvgenerally,my invention consists of the novel combination and arrangement of simpleparts which' will be hereinafter fully described, and the points ofnovelty will be particularly set forth in the appended claims.

With these objects in view I have devised the distributer illustrated inthe accompanying. drawings, `in which- Figure l is a perspective View ofa plow of ordinary construction with my improved de-` vice attachedthereto. Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the distributer with the toprocked backwardly to more clearly illustrate the device.v Fig. 3 is' atop planfview of the main body of the distributer with the cover rockedas in Fig. 2, the agitator and worm-shaft being removed. Y, Fig. .Lisasection taken on the line a", a: of Fig. 2, showing the means forregulating the supply of guano or fertilizer. Fig. 5 is a bottom ,planview of the portion forming the cover for the main body portion of thedistributer.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates the body portion ofmy improved distributer, which comprises a lower portion 2 and an upperhinged portion 3, provided on its front side with a catch 4, adapted toengage a lock or projection 5, provided upon the front side of the lowerport-ion 2. Passing transversely through the body 1 and having bearingspartly in the upper portion and partly in the lower portion of the mainbody l and at opposite sides thereof is a shaft 6, provided at one endwith spurs or teeth 7, which are adapted to work between oppositelydisposed teeth 8, formed, preferably, integrally with the lower bodyportion l.

In carrying out the invention I further provide the transverse shaft 6`With-a spiral wing 9, which begins just to one side of the teeth 7 andis adapted to force the guano to one side of the lower portion 2, whereit passes through a delivery-tube 10 to the ground. Formed in thecut-away portion of the body portion 3'of the box is a dependingsemicircular ange 1l, which when the device is in use fits snuglyagainst the shaft between the worm and the teeth or spurs thereon.

lImmediately above the teeth or spurs the cover 3 is provided with ahopper 12, in which the guano or fertilizer is placed, from whence it isdelivered upon the teeth '7, where it is pulverized and passes to thespiral wing 9, which forces it from the box. As a means for regulatingthe supply of guano I provide a slide 13, cut away at its upper edge andadapted to engage the under side of the transverse shaftl when itis'desired to entirely cut off the supply of guano. The said slide isyprovided in one edge with a series of sockets or indentations for thereception of a pin which passes through the box and is adapted to enterone or the other of said indentations or sockets to maintain the slidein any desired position with relation to the shaft to increase ordiminish the quantity of fertilizer to bedelivered.

The transverse shaft has bearings in oppositely-disposed arms 14. andl5, which are adapted to be secured to the rear end of the plow beam bya bolt or other convenient means. Said shaft is further provided with asingle wheel 16, which is adapted to travel in the furrow immediatelybehind the plowpoint, the arm 14C being bent, and with the box whichwill be supported in such position that the delivery-tube will beimmediately over the furrow in position to deliver the fertilizerltherein.

The numeral 17 designates the usual plowhandles, which I preferablyseparate to a greater extent than usual to make room for the distributerbetween said handles. Secured to the upper side of the box in anyconvenient manner and to the cross-bar 1S between the handles is a chain19, which, in conjunction with the wheel 1G, prevents the box fromfalling too low when the plow is being turned.

IIaving from time to time through the above description referred to theoperation of the variousparts, I do not deem it necessary to furtherdescribe the operation of the device.

It is obvious that many minor changes and modifications involvingmechanica-l skill may be made within the scope of this invention withoutdeparting from the spirit thereof. I do not, therefore, desire to beunderstood as limiting myself to the precise construction shown.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent, is

l. A device of the character described comprising a suitable box havinga hopper at one side thereof communicating with said box, a transverseshaft having bearings in the side of said box and being provided at oneend with a plurality of teeth or spurs adapted to pulverize thefertilizer as the same enters the box, and a spiral wing thereon adaptedto convey the fertilizer from said teeth to a suitable delivery-tube, awheel or wheels on said shaft, means for regulating the supply of guanoto be delivered to the box and means for attaching the box to a plow orother agricultural implement, substantially as described.

2. A fertilizer-distributer comprising a box having a hinged upperportion and means for locking said portions together, a hopper locatedat one side of said box and communieating with the interior thereof, atransverse shaft journaled in suitable bearings in a suitable frameadapted to be secured to a plow or other agricultural implement, saidshaft being provided with teeth or spurs at one end thereof below thehopper, said teeth being adapted to rotate between teeth provided in thelower portion of the box for the purpose specified, and a spiral wing atthe other end of the shaft adapted to convey the fertilizer to adelivery-tube, a wheel or wheels secured to said shaft and adapted torotate the same during the forward movement of the device, means forregulating the supply of guano or fertilizer to be delivered,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination with asuitable box having a hopper at one side having communication with theinterior thereof, a transverse shaft journaled in suitable bearings in asuitable frame adapted to be secured to a plow or other agriculturalimplement, said shaft being provided at one end with a plurality ofspurs or teeth adapted to work between teeth formed in the lower portionof the box, a spiral wing on the other end of said shaft for the purposespecified, a slide in the lower portion of said box adapted to be raisedand lowered to increase or diminish the distance between its upper edgeand the shaft to regulate the amount of guano to be delivered and to cutoff the supply,a depending semicircular flange formed in the upperportion or cover of the box adapted to partially surround the shaft whenthe box is closed, a wheel or wheels on said shaft whereby the same isrotated dur ing the forward movement of the distributer, substantiallyas and for the purpose set forth.

4. A device of the character described,com prising a suitable box havinga hopper secured to one side having communication with the interiorthereof, a transverse shaft having bearings in a suitable frame adaptedto be secured to the plow or agricultural implement of like character,said shaft extending transversely through the box and being providedwith a plurality of teeth or spurs immediately below the hopper, saidteeth being adapted to rotate between suitable teeth in the lowerportion of the box and a spiral wing or conveyer on the other end ofsaid shaft whereby the fertilizer is conveyed to a suitabledelivery-tube at the side of the box opposite to that of the hopper,annular' iianges upon said shaft inside of the box to prevent the escapeof the fertilizer therefrom, a slide in the lower portion of the boxhaving its upper edge cut away and adapted to`be raised or lowered todecrease or increase the distance between its upper edge and the shaftto regulate the supply of guano or fertilizer, a semicircular dependingflange in the upper portion of said box adapted to engage the upperportion of the shaft which, in conjunction with the slide, divides thebox into compartments, a wheel or wheels upon said shaft whereby thesame is rotated during the forward movement of the machine,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In Itestimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ZADOK MCVAY. IVitiiesses:

ELIJAH BLANroN, WILLIAM M. MITCHELL.

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